Vitus

Vitus (290-303) was a Christian saint from Sicily who was martyred under the Roman emperor Diocletian in Lucania in 303 AD.

Biography
Vitus was born in 290 AD, the son of a Roman senator from Lucania. He converted to Christianity at the age of seven, and his father attempted to force him to revert to paganism, even torturing him. However, he fled with his tutor Modestus and Modestus' wife Crescentia (his nanny) to Lucania. They were said to have miraculously driven a demon out of one of Emperor Diocletian's sons, but, because they were steadfast in their faith, they were tortured to death.